Compuware shares ease ahead of financial results

MichaelPaige

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Compuware Corp.'s shares
CPWR, +1.01%
eased Tuesday ahead of the corporate software maker's quarterly financial results, expected after the close of trading. In late morning trade, shares gave up 6 cents, or 0.8%, to $7.28. On average, analysts expect the company's fiscal fourth-quarter profit to climb to 13 cents a share from 7 cents a year ago, according to a Thomson First Call survey that included estimates from three analysts. Revenue is expected to ease 1.8% to $313.1 million from $318.8 million, based on the average estimate of five brokerages.

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